Wendelin Van Draanen authored an inspiring novel known as The Running Dream. As a student-athlete, I could never imagine what the main character, Jessica, had to go through with a life-altering injury. Nevertheless, her persistence and exalting determination required me to hope I would react in the same way if I was put in a comparable situation. Similarly, J. K. Rowling influenced me to expand my imagination and live vicariously through the three young wizards in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The Harry Potter series is quite prominent in the realm of nonfiction and seems to leave a lasting impression on the Potterheads. Moreover, I can study the literary tactics and improve myself as a reader and writer as I move on to more advanced
